The Trinidad Police Department has received accreditation from its peers by earning the Colorado Associations of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Professional Standards Compliance Award, which recognizes outstanding police and sheriffs departments throughout Colorado based on 186 established professional standards. Standards such as ethics, organization, crime prevention, operations and others were verified by an on-site assessment and the Trinidad Police Department met or exceeded the established standards. The accreditation program is sanctioned by CACP and the County Sheriffs of Colorado, which represent all local and county law enforcement in Colorado.

There are 232 law enforcement agencies in Colorado and less than 25% of these agencies are accredited. “Gaining this accreditation was not an easy process and it involved a lot of work and commitment by the entire department,” said Chief Charles Glorioso.